Synchronizer for machines, such as glass machines



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SYNCHRONIZER FOR MACHINES, suca AS GLASS MACHINES Filed Nov. 23, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 clutch mechanism between the larger motor Patented Aug. 19, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SYNCHRONIZER FOR MACHINES, SUCH ASGLASS MACHINES Harold A. Yonkers, Knox, 'Pa., assignorjof onehalf to Henry C. Daubenspeck, Massillon,

Ohio,

-- and one-half to" Samuel E. WindenWashing- .ton, Pa.

7 .Application'November 23,1946, Serial No. 711,948

The present invention relates to a synchronizer for'machines; such as glass machines. 'More particularly, it relates to a mechanism driving two driven members from a single powersource and for automatically drivingonly one of them from another power source when-the first power source is rendered inoperative. Stated more-particularly itrelates to a mechanism by which a glass forming machine and a glass feeder maybe operated concurrentlyand'in proper timed relationship from a power shaft, which mechanism automatically causes the feeder to continue to operate from another power shaft withoutoperation of the forming machine, whenever the latter is stopped. It preferably incorporates twoseparate motors, one of which usually is a large motor,

and which drives a shaft that is connected to-the glass forming machine and drives'another shaft which is connected through the synchronizing mechanism to a feederoperating shaftyand the other of which is a smaller motorcapable of driving the feeder shaft alone, "which smaller motor drives through the-synchronizingmechanism. to the feeder shaft. Thetwo drivesare connected to the synchronizing shaft through one-way clutches, and the smaller motor drives-the. synchronizing shaft at asomewhat lower'speed than that produced by the larger motor. Hence; when 'thelai'ge motor is operating, it willoperate the feeder-shaft at a slightly greater speed than that applied by the smaller motor, and thepne-Way clutch permits the synchronizer shaft to run away from, or out from under, the smaller motor shaft. When the larger motor is stopped,the smaller motor is effective to drive the synchronizer-shaft, and in so doing causes the synchronizer shaft to run away from the larger "motor shaft through the one-way clutch between them.

- It is an object of the invention to provide a composite synchronizing mechanism that may be connected totwo separate motors, wherein one motor may normally override the other motor and produce a driving force for a shaft on the output end of the synchronizer, but with one-way and the synchronizing shaft and similar mechanism between the smaller motor and the synchronizing shaft, so that, when the larger motor operates, the small motor may idle, and, when the larger motor is inoperative, the smaller'motor may drive the synchronizer shaft without applying any load to the connections to the larger motor.

.It is a further object of the inventionto provide adjusting means for properly synchronizing the output shaft of the'synchronizer with the lClaim. (01. 49-5) driving mechanisms, and particularly for making the adjustment while the machines are operating.

' Itis a further object of the invention to provide means for adjusting the speeds of the two motors in this combination.individually, to obtain variable speecls for the glass machines, and to obtain proper coordination of the large and small motors.

Particular objects include the details. ofthe means for adjusting the synchronizer and details of the interconnections of the parts by which the foregoing main objects are accomplished. .An

Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a bracket used in the adjustment mechanism;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation ofthe. bracket of Fig. 5;

. Fig. 7 is a bottom view of the bracket. of Fig. 5;

,Fig. 8 is a plan view of one of the ratchet holding plates;

Fig. 9 is a section onthe on the line 9-9 thereof;

. .Fig. 10 is a horizontalsection, taken on. the line H3410 of Fig. 2 and. showing the connection with plate of Fig. 8, taken '.the' synchronizer of the. main power shaft driven by the large motor;

. Fig. v11 is a section on the line I l-'| l of Fig. 2,

.showing theratchet or one-wayclutch'mechanism of the main power shaft to the synchronizer; Fig. 12 is a side view of the adjustingmechanism, taken approximately on the line l2l2 at the upper rightof Fig. 2;

Fig. 13 is a horizontal section :through the adjusting mechanism, taken on'the line 13-43 of 'Fig. 12;

"Fig. 14 is a vertical section through apart of the adjusting mechanism, taken on the line 4-14 of Fig. 12;

Fig.xl5 is a horizontal section on the line I 5I 5. of Fig. 14.

Fig. 16 is a horizontal section on the line l6-| 6 of Fig. 2 and showing the connection withthe synchronizer of the secondary power shaft driven by the smaller motor;

Fig. 1'7 is a vertical medial section through the lower part of Fig. 2, taken on the line of Fig.

Fig. 18 is a section through the lower part of the synchronizer taken on the line |8|8 of Fig. 10;

Fig. 19 is a bottom view of one of the upper worm gears and its ratchet plate (which corresponds to a top view of the lower worm gear and its plate) a Fig. 20 is a section on the line 28-20 of Fig. 19;

Fig. 21 is an elevation taken from the'right of Fig. 2 of the lower housing section;

Fig. 22 is an elevation taken from the right of Fig. 2 of the intermediate housing section; t

Fig. 23 is a plan view of the upper housingsection;

Fig. 24 is a bottom view of the upper section; f

25 is a plan view of'the housing cap; and Fig.26lis adiagrammatical illustration of the synchronizing mechanism in association with a glass machine and feeder timer.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 26, there is shown a glass forming machine generally indicated at 30. It has a. table 3| that rotates about a center shaft and is drivenby gearing 32 operated from a main power shaft 35. A plurality of glassware molds are spaced equally. around the periphery of the table 3| andare successively introduced beneath a place where charges of glass are emitted by a glass feeder and severed by shears. A horizontal plate 38. bolted to the base 31 of the forming machine and to the floor, affords a supporting base for the synchronizing mechanism.

- .The feeder isusually operated by compressed air or other power means, and may conventionally. comprise a plunger reciprocating over an orifice, and shears for cutting off the gob or charge of glass that is ejected from the orifice. The operation of the plunger and the operation of the shears are synchronized as through a feeder timer, generally designated at 38.. There 7 is a feeder shaft 48 that operates the feeder timer.

This construction is conventional and will be understood. The relative arrangement is shown schematically in Fig. 26.

j The drive to the two shafts and 40 is ob- 48 which connects into the synchronizer that is generally indicated at 58.

There is another smaller motor 52 that is capable of driving the feeder timer, but need not be large enough to drive the shaft 35. In view of the reduced power required for the secondary operation performed by this small motor, it is preferable to employ it rather than to operate both shafts 35 and 48 from the big motor 42, with means to declutch the shaft 35. The small motor 52 is connected by a belt 53 to the shaft of a smaller P. I. V. or speed varying mechanism 54.

' Themechanism 54 is connected by a belt 56 to a secondary power shaft 58 that likewise leads into the synchronizer 58.

It may be seen that, when the motor 42 is operhousing ate housing 6| 4 ating, the shaft 35 will be driven to operate the forming machine. Likewise, the shaft 48 will be driven to apply power into the synchronizer 50. The small motor 52 is not connected with the shaft 35, but does drive into the synchronizer 50. Referring particularly to Fig. 2, the synchronizerincludes a lower housing 60, mounted upon the base 36, an intermediate housing 6| that is bolted at 62 to the top of the lower housing.

'Above the upper housing, there is a top housing 63 that is bolted at 84 to the top of the intermedi- The top housing 63 is enclosed by a cap 65 that is bolted to the top thereof.

Reference to the drawings will show that these several housing interfit by being provided with rabbets that engage in grooves, so that the parts are automatically positioned and held against movement. They thus may be assembled one on top'of the other and finally fastened securely into position by the various screws. This simplifies the assembly. The bottom housing 68 has a rear opening 6-8 enclosed by a cover 61 attached by-screws 68. This closure 61 may be removed to give access tothe ratchet mechanisms, as will appear. The assembled synchronizer housing is secured to the base 36 by a series of bolts, as shown, or otherwise.

. The bottom housing 68 has a bottom plate 69 therein, as shown in Figs. 17 and 18, in which bottom plate a bearing 78 is mounted. This bearing supports the lower end of a synchronizer input shaft II that extends medially upwardly through the lower casing 88. This shaft has a splined upper section 12 that is ultimately supported in a bearing 13 located in the center of a lower partition 14 in the bottom of the intermediate housing 6|.- The two motor or power shafts 48 and 58 are connected to drive the shaft As shown in Fig. 21, the bottom housing 68 has a flat portion 15 across its upper part at the front of Fig. 2. This flat part 15 is adapted to receive a cap 16 that closes it and forms with it a worm gear casing and a journal casing for the shaft 48. The cap 16 is bolted at T1 to the front panel 15. As shown in Fig. 10, the surface 15 extends along a diameter of the shaft 48, so that the cap 16 and the adjacent parts of the bottom housing 60 are cut away in complementary half-cylinders to .formbearings Hand 19, which may be properly hushed, as indicated, to support the shaft 48.

Within the casing thus provided, the shaft 48 has on it a worm 8| which is rotated upon rotation of the shaft 48. This worm is intermeshed with a worm gear 82 that is rotatably supported on the shaft H by being mounted on a flanged spacer bushing .83 that surrounds the shaft H.

The worm gear 82, as shown particularly in Figs. 1? and 19, has on its bottom surface an integrally formed, finished, plate receiving section 84 provided with three holes 85 that are arranged between two outstanding dovetailed flanges 86. undercut as shown at 81 in Fig. 20. These two flanges 86 areadapted to receive a ratchet dog plate 88, shown in detail in Figs. 8 and 9, and appearing assembled on the bottom surface of one side of the worm gear 82, in Figs. 11 and 17. The plate 88 is attached to the bottom surface of the worm gear 82 by three screws 88 that extend downwardly from the top of the worm gear, as shown in Figs. 10 and 17.

The plate 88 has a ratchet dog pin 9| pressed thereinto concentrically with one of the screw holes 85 in the worm gear. This pin 9| is tapped at 92 to receive one of the screws 89. A ratchet thereon. This ratchet dog has a groove 94 along one sideedge,.in which one end of atorsion spring 9.5.fits. This spring 95 urges the dog 94 toward the shaft 1 I, and also tends to prevent theratchet dog 93 from moving off the pin 9 I. The spring 95 is wrapped around a spring holder button 96 that is supported on the plate 88 by a screw that engages in ahole 98 in the plate 88. The other end of. the spring 95 is Wrapped around a screw 99 that fits in another threaded hole I00 of the plate 88. Movement of the ratchet dog away from the shaft 11 is limited by a pin IOI pressed into the plate 88.

. The ratchet dog 93 is urged by the spring 95' into-engagement with a ratchet disc I05. This ratchet disc has a peripheral flange I08 that is described about the center of the disc. .Above the flange 108, there is a shoulder I01 with which the dog 93 may be caused to engage. The extremes ofthis shoulder I01 are smoothly connected by a continuous curved edge on the upper part of the disc. The disc is mounted on the shaft 1I andiskeyed thereto, as shown at I08. There is .a bearing I09 between the gear 82 and the disc From the foregoing, it may be seen that, when the worm 8I drives the worm gear 82 me. counterclockwisedirection, as viewed in Figs. 10 and 11, theratchet dog 93 will cause the'disc I05 to ro .tate in a counterclockwise direction, and such rotation will be imparted to the shaft 1I.

The small motor shaft 58 connects tothe shaft H in a similar manner. As shown in Fig. 21, the bottom housing 60 is provided with a flat section II4 that is similar to the flat section 15. .Over it, a cap II 5,fits. This cap is identical with the previously described cap 16. It is attached tothe surface, I I4 by screws H6. As shown in Fig. 16, this cap and the associated parts of the bottom section 60; afford a worm Wheel housing and are cut out in a complementary manner to receive and journal the shaft 58, there being suitablebushings I I1 and H8 for this purpose.

The shaft '58 carries a worm wheel I that intermeshes with a lower worm gear I2I that is rotatably mounted on the shaft 1 I, a spacer bushing I22 being provided for this purpose. Below theend of the hub of the gear .I2I., there 'is "a spacer I23 that separates, the gear from the bearing 1-0. A bearing I24 is interposed between the disc I05 and the upper end of the gear hub. It will be seen that the several parts mounted on the shaft H are supported between the bottom 68 of the bottom housing 60 and the bottom partition 14 of the intermediate housing 6I.

The gear I2! is identical with the gear 82, but reference to the drawings, such as Fig. 1'1, will show that it is turned upside down with respect to the other worm gear. .It suppQrts a plate I28 that is identical with the plate 88 and is identically mounted, though on an upper side. This lower plate I28 has a pin I29 in itsupper surface, upon which a ratchet dog I30 may rock. This ratchet dog is identiflcal with the ratchet dog 93, and has a groove I3I therein in which one end of a torsion .spring I32 fits. This torsion is mounted on a spring'button I33 held tothe plate I28 by a screw. The other end of the torsion spring I32 is engaged around a screw I35. A limiting pin I36 is provided for the dog'I-30.

Reference to Fig. 17 will show that the flange I06 of the ratchet disc I05 extends between the pins 9| and I29, upon which the two ratchet s 93 andrl-30 are mounted; .Hence these dogs cannot-come off.

' The ratchet dog I30 :is adapted to .interengage with az-lower shoulder-I40 on'the .disc I105. shoulder M0 is located diametrically opposite the shoulder I01.

. (.It will'be seen that, when the worm gear I20 isirrotatedto'rmovethe worm gear 'I2iI counterclockwise, ..the ratchet dog J 3.0:will engage: with thes'houl'cler I40 zandwil l move the shaft 11 in the :same direction.

The upper asplined end 12 :of "the shaft 1| en- :gages with a',complementarily'splinedtmiter gear I50, which gear is rotatable 'inrthe bearing 1.3 and is supported in the :manner shown. Around the hub of the .miter gear IIZ50, there .is a cage =I -5zI that extends upwardly in the intermediate housing-61. This cage is showniin Figs. '3 land 34 to include 'asbottom annular portion 1 52, two :side portions I53 and I54, and atop flanged portion .155. This upper portion includes :an extension I56 above the flange I55. i

The lower annular portion 152 isprovidedwith acentral openingybushed at I51, through which gear :shaft is provided with an oil :groove I66.

The two miter gearsLI63 and I54 mesh with-a ztop vordriven miter. gear I 61. I This gear is caused to pass through a top opening 1'68 in the cage 1 5I and to interflt with a bearing I09 mounted in a depending circular flange I1r'0 extending downe wardly from the top housing element 63. This miter .gear :161 is splined'to an end I1 I of a shaft I12 that extends upwardly through the partition across the bottom of the top housing 63 and into thatshousing. A bushing I13 supports the top of the cage :I'5I about the hub of the top miter ear. :I61. 1 M

.From the foregoing, it maybe seen that rotation :of the splined end 12 of the shaft 'II will cause rotation of the miter gear 150. This, in turn, will rotate the two miter gears 163 and I64 about the shaft I60, and they will rotate the top miter gear 1 61 :and the splined end I1I of the shaft I12.

An adjustment is provided to adjust the relative angular positions of the shafts II and I12. This adjustment is eliected by rotating the. adjustment-cage I5I that carries the two gears I63 and IE4 about the centers of the two shafts -II v flange-I 10-011 the upper housing section'63. The

upper part of the intermediate housing section BI is provided with a flat portion I18 (Fig. *22'), over which a cap I19 fits, the cap beingsecured by screws I80. 'This cap,stogether with the aag jacent part of the intermediate housing 6I, forms a worm wheel housingand is provided with complementary semi-cylindrical cut-outs to provide 7 journals I8i and I82 for an adjustment shaft .183. This shaft I83 carriesan adjusting worm I 84 that intermeshes with a worm gear I15. 3

7 The shaft I83 extends'outwardlyfrom the cap I19 and has on its outer end a crank I 88, to which a crank-handle I81 is'attached. This crank I88 has a centralhub I88 having a'plurality of holes I89 drilled down into the periphery thereof.

A locking pin bracket I90 is provided witha sleeve portion I9 IT and a horizontal extension I92, which latter fits onto a finished flatboss onthe top'of the bottom plate of the top housing 83, to which it is attached by ascrew I93 and held against rotation by a pin I94. The screw passes through an opening I 95 of the extension I92, and the pin passes through an opening I96 in this extension, entering similarly spaced threaded openings in the said boss.

A locking pin I91passes through the sleeve section 'I9I. It has a lower portion I98 that is adapted to .interfit into any of the holes I89, thereby to hold the crank I88 against rotation. There is an enlargement I99 just above theportion I98, which provides for a lower bearing in the sleeve I9I. The upper end of the pin I91 passes through another bearing portion, as shown in Figwl l, and has a handle-knob 200 at its upper end. By means of this handle, the pin I91 maybe raised out of any hole I89 intowhich it is engaged.

From the foregoing, it may be seen that, if the knob 200 is lifted, the crank-handle I81 may be operated to turn the shaft I83. This rotates the wormwheel I84 and moves the worm gear I15 about the shaft centers. As this worm gear I15 is attached to the cage II, the latter will be rotated. The cagezis rotatable with respect to both of the miter gears I50 and I61, but rotation of the cage causes the shaft I80 to be rotated or turned end over end, varying the two miter gears I63 and I04 to ultimately adjust the shaft I12 with respect to the shaft H. The 'knob 200. is provided with a cross pin 20! to engage in slots 202m the member I90.

I As noted, the shaft I12 projects u into the top housing member 83. The shape of this housing member is indicated in Figs. 2, 23 and25. Fig. 23 is a top view of the top housing 63 and shows that this housing is made up of a bottom plate 205 that is circular and may fit over the top of the intermediate housing BI, to which it may be held by the screws 64. The shaft I12 is adapted to project through an opening 208 concentric with this partition or bottom plate 205. There is a groove 201 around the opening 206 to receive a bearin '208 for the shaft I12. Above the bearing 208, there is a spur gear 209 that is keyed to the shaft I12. This spur gear intermeshes with a gear 2I0 on a stud shaft 21! I. The stud shaft is mounted in a bearing 2I2 that is supported in a bearing recess -2I3. It is also borne by a bearing 2 I4 in the cap member 65.

The stud shaft 2 receives a gear 2I5 of considerably larger size; This gear '2I5 meshes with a gear 2I1 on a shaft 2&8 that is supported in a bearing 2I9 mounted in a bearing recess 220 in the top housing member 63. The shaft 2 I8 is likewise mounted in a'bearing 22I supported ina bearing recess inthe cap member 65. The shaft passes through a Garlock closure, or the like, 222, supportedin an openin 223 in the cap member, A suitable coupling 224 may connect the shaft 2 I8 with the shaft 40.

Operation provide "such speed differential, to enable the main motor 42 to carry the load of the shaft 40, and thereby insure absolute synchronism'of the shaft 40 and the shaft 35. If the motor 52 drives the shaft 58 at a speed to turn the shaft 12 at a speedgreater than the speed imparted thereby by the shaft 48, the exact synchronism may be lost. If the two power shafts operate the shaft 12 at exactly the same speed, synchronism is obtained, but, for obvious practical reasons, this condition is hard to obtain and maintain. Hence it is best to operate the smaller motor at a speed to drive the shaft 12 somewhat slower than the speed produced by the main motor 42. Furthermore, when the motor 52 alone is operating, the forming machine is inoperative and the feeder is operating only to keep the glass from freezing in the forehearth and orifice. It is normally unnecessary to operate the feeder at its full speed to prevent freezing.

When the motor 42 is put in operation, it will drive through the variable speed reducer 44 to operate the shaft 35 and thereby cause the glass forming machine to function. At the same time, the belt 41 will cause the shaft 48 to rotate. The shaft 40 will rotate the worm 8| and cause rotation of the worm gear 82, which is capable of turnin on the shaft 1I'.- However, the ratchet dog 93 ismounted on the Worm gear 82, so that the dog 93 may be brought against the shoulder I01 on the ratchet disc I05. This will cause the disc I05 to be rotated. It is keyed to the shaft 1 I. Hence, that shaft rotates. The shaft 1 I, being splined to the lower miter gear I50, causes that gear to rotate. Such will rotate the two miter gears I63 and IE4 about their centers on the shaft I80, andthis movement, in turn, will cause rotation of the top miter gear I61, which is splined to the shaft I12. Consequently, the shaft I12 rotates. It, in turn, is keyed to the spur gear 209, which meshes with the gear 2I'0 on the stud shaft 2I I. The stud shaft iskeyed to the big gear 2I5 which is caused to rotate. This gear meshes with the gear 2I1 on the shaft 2I8. This shaft thereby rotates and causes the feeder shaft to roa e. Thus, when the large motor 42 operates, it causes the formin machine shaft 35 to operate to drive the forming machine and, at the same time, itcauses the shaft 40 to rotate at a properly related speed to cause the feeder timer to move.

As a result, the forming machine may, in typical conventional mechanisms, introduce molds successively to the feeding point below the feeder. At the same time, the feeder plunger or confined air column is actuated to eject the charge of glass to the orifice above the mold, and, when a proper charge has been thus ejected, the feeder shears are caused to' sever the same so that it may fall into the waiting mold. The feeder timer 30, typified in Fig. 26, is the mechanism used to cause the feeder and shears to operate. It frequently consists of a cam shaft operating a plurality 0 air valves in a fixed timed relationship.

It is highly desirable that the feeder continue to operate, evenwhen the molding or forming machine is stopped. In the present mechanism, if the motor 42 isstopped, the motor 52 will continue to run and rotate the shaft 58 at a speed below the speed that the shaft 48 had when it was operating. The shaft 58 drives the worm I20, which meshes with the worm gear I2I and causes it to rotate about the shaft 1|. However, the ratchet dog I30 is urged by its spring I 32 into engagement with the lower part of the ratchet disc I85. It may therefore be brought into-en g'agernent with the lower shoul'd'eni-dtlionithe" When the larger motor is operating through the synchronizer and rotating the shaft 48, the upper worm gear 82 will be driven. If the lower worm gear I2I"is' simultaneously being driven from-the shaft 58 and the smaller itioto r 52 at a lower speed than the upper worrn'gear 8211s turning, the uppergear and its ratchet .dog 93 will be driving the ratchet disc I95 at a higher speed than the speed of the lower ratchet dog. restsparted by'the gear wheel I'2 I". Conseque disc I-05 will rotate relativelyft the gea The peripheral edges of the'dis'c LIBS thata gaged bythe two d'ogs'93' andItIl are smo th, s'av'e for the shoulders," andthe disc .ZIIZI merely mov'ejits lower peripheralfedge outfrom under thelower ratchet dogISIl'.

If, however, the drive is solely by the lower gear I2I, the upper gear wheel 82 will notice rotated at all by its motor 42. When this occurs, the disc we is driven by the lower ratchet dog I30, while the upper ratchet dog 93 is stationary. This action is permitted because the upper part of the disc I65 and the upper shoulder I 01 can merely rotate out from under the upper ratchet dog 93.

It is necessary that the feeder be caused to operate in a strict timed relationship with the forming machine. The belt drives and the gear reductions in the synchronizer are provided to give the shaft 40 the proper number of rotations relative to the number of rotations of the shaft 35; but this relationship does not insure that the charge of glass will be delivered and severed at the precise time when a mold is in position to receive it. In other words, although the interval between successive charges of glass may be exactly the same as the interval between the introduction of successive molds to the feeder, these two cycles may be offset so that the charge of glass is not properly introduced when the mold is in its receiving position.

This phase relationship may be made proper by the adjustment feature of the present synchronizer.

To make such adjustment, the knob 209 is lifted and the crank handle I81 is rotated. This turns the adjusting worm I84 and the adjusting worm gear I that is mounted upon the adjustment cage I5l. It causes the shaft I60 to be rotated about a vertical axis coincidental with the axes of the two shafts II and I12. Assuming that the lower miter gear I50 is stationary during such adjustment, the movement of the adjusting worm I84 in one direction or the other will rock the cage I5I in one direction or the other, as the case may be. Such rotation will cause the two miter gears I63 and I64 to roll over the lower miter gear I50, without changing the position of this gear I59. However, the top miter gear I61 will be caused to rotate, thus producing a relative adjustment between the positions of the two shafts 1| and I12. This adjustment may be made while the machine is in operation, which is a highly desirable feature in the proper timing of glass machinery operations. The adjustment during operation is made pos sible by the type of mechanism employed. When the adjustment is completed, the knob 200 is depressed to engage the pin end I98 in the nearest 10' hole I89. j-Ordinarily these holes I89 may be disposed attll an icjh will be suflieientlyacicurate for "all practical purposes 'onne'ction with'the'iiseof this machine; I When the large-motor t"! is stoppedfand the feeder shaft is operated by the small motor 52,

the'synchronism of the twoumme t me 4G is" lost; However,- as soon as the ars-smear 42 is restarted; it drives the shaft 3-5Qand'iscaused to pick-up the shaft 40 by engagement againof its ratchet 0102 93 withthe shoulder' I-IiP-ori the disc-105.] There-ison1y one'pos'ition of the gear- 82 andshaft 12 at which this'pick-u-p can occur, so that re-synchronizationofthe twoshafts I This e-synchronization automatically occurs; is facilitated by having a considerable speeddi firential between the (ijiierations produced through the't'wo' motors 42 and 521' st that the dog 9'3 may catch the shoulder I"D1 wi tl'ireasonable promptnessfdespite "rotation" ofthe' di'sc I 05 by the'sma'llermotor.- I i The adjusting mechanism is preferably located on the feeder shaft, because it carries the lighter load, and also because it enables the adjustment mechanism to be combined with the ratchet devices.

The individual speeds of the two shafts 35 and 49 are adjustable by regulating the speed changers 44 and 54. Adjustment of the speed changer 44 will vary the overall speeds of both forming machine and feeder. The idling speed of the feeder may be regulated by the speed changer 54. This, as noted, may be'used to insure proper speed relationship between the two ratchet drives.

All of the parts of the machine are readily accessible for repair or replacement. The caps 16 and H5 may be easily removed, and when removed they give access to the worm wheel and its journals and to the gear and ratchet mechanisms associated therewith. As shown, the back plate 61 may be removed from the lower housing section 60 to give access to both of the worm gears and to the interposed ratchet mechanisms. The adjustment bearing cap I19 may be easily removed to give access to these parts.

The ratchet drive is made in a particularly strong manner, in that the tangential force 21.131 plied from each of the two worm gears 82 and [H is transmitted through the flanges that support the two plates 88 and I 29, as well as through the screws. This relieves the stress upon the screws and permits them to act largely as holding means to retain the plates between their flanges. However, this use of the plates 88 and I28 provides a convenient means for the ready repair of the ratchet parts.

The various housing portions-may be easily separated. For example, if the screws 225 are removed, the cap 65 can be withdrawn and the parts located within the top housing 63 may be Worked upon conveniently. If. the screws 64 are removed, the mechanism enclosed within the top section may be lifted off of the upwardly projecting shaft I12. If it is desired to repair the worm gear drives, the screws 62 may be removed and the whole assembly from the intermediate housing 6| on up may be lifted oif because of the spline between the shaft 12 and the gear I59. It is fairly evident that the parts in the lower housing may be easily removed.

It will be seen that the foregoing mechanism provides a rugged and dependable combination that attains the objects hereinbefore appearing.

What is claimed is:

In combination, a glassware forming machine having a rotary mold-supporting table; a glass feeder, a rotary input shaft connected to the feeder and by means of which the feeder is operated to deliver glass to the mold table; a main drive including a main intermittently operable motor, a variable speed device, and a main shaft connecting the main motor to the forming machine to rotate it, and a connection including a one-way clutch between the variable speed device and the input shaft to operate it, so that both the main and input shafts are rotated at clutch connection to drive the input shaft whenv the main motor is inoperative, the secondary motor being set to operate the input shaft at speeds no greater than the speed imparted thereto by 12 the main motor; the arrangement providing for starting, operating and stopping both the form ing machine table and the input shaft by starting, operating and stopping the main motor. while maintaining the input shaft in operation by continuous operation of the secondary power shaft when the main motor is stopped.

HAROLD A. YOUKERS.

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